Board Games

"Express Yourself" is a Parker Brothers board game with an electronic console that issues commands that the players must act out in order for their competitors to guess the prompt. It's similar to...

The Settlers of Catan is a fun and addicting game of strategy. It’s a lot like poker and chess combined since it involves making good card hands and planning ahead. Learn a few handy strategies...

Shake up the lettered dice and start the timer. The race is on to see who can get the most words, with the highest points, and thus become the winner of the game of Boggle. Boggle, marketed by...

Do you like to play Scrabble? Scrabble is a fun board game that tests your knowledge of spelling words. The problem is that Scrabble can take hours to play because it takes a long time to think...

"I Spy Memory Game" is a board game aimed at children between the ages of 4 and 8, but is designed so that older children can play and enjoy, as well. The game is based on the children's books...

Kids love to play games, but buying them in the store can get expensive. Instead of paying for your games, make your own at home with a few simple crafting supplies. You will be able to tailor the...

Backgammon, with roots in ancient Babylonia and Sumeria, is one of the oldest games still played. The rules, layout and setup of backgammon haven't always been the same, of course, but the game's...

Scrabble is a board game that can be played by two to four people. Players place words on the game board using small tiles of wood that have a single letter inscribed on them. Each letter tile is...

Want to improve your monopoly game? The information within this article can give you ideas and strategies on how to excel at this game. Have that advantage over your opponents!There are many who...

Players use cardboard bingo cards and ink or plastic markers to participate in bingo. If your board has the number called out, you mark that number off the card.

Horse Sense provides children an opportunity to test their equestrian knowledge and learn facts and trivia about horses that they did not know otherwise. Separate the horse experts from the...

Milton Bradley was a pioneering game designer in the 19th century. The company which bears his name is credited with establishing the board game industry, and has a number of classic games to its...

Cash Flow 101 is a game created by Robert T. Kiyosaki. Cash Flow 101 can be played by children and adults from ages 14 and up. It helps players develop real life financial skills with the help of...

"Wheel of Fortune" has spent the better part of the last 25 years as America's most popular TV game show, with Pat Sajak and Vanna White becoming nightly fixtures in viewers' living rooms. While...

Clue is a popular mystery board game that has been made into many variations. Clue Jr. a variation of the original game that is designed for younger children to play. Game play in Clue Jr. is...

Charades for Kids is a board game from the Pressman Toy Corp. that makes the classic game of charades easy for children to learn and play. This educational game will help children ages 4 and up...

Oodles, published by Milton Bradley in 1992, is a word-based party game. Much like Scattergories, it requires knowledge of words and the ability to interpret those words in a variety of ways. Like...

Monopoly has the reputation as a slow game to play. To combat this image, Parker Brothers introduced the Speed Die in 2007 and began releasing it with the standard Monopoly game. The classic rules...

The game of Monopoly was invented in 1933 (the heart of the great depression) by a man named Charles B Darrow at his kitchen table. In its first year of sales (1935) Monopoly became the fastest...

The doubling cube was introduced to backgammon in the first centuries of the former century and added strategic and gambling elements to the 4,000 years old board game. The doubling cube has six sides

In the game of Yahtzee Turbo, your goal is to roll five dice while attempting to match the values listed on a particular card. As you roll your dice, a timer called the Big Die monitors your...

It's not always easy to get the family together for quality time. Between work schedules, school schedules, and after-school activities, family time gets drastically diminished. Board games are a...

Game night is a great way to spend time together as a family. Cranium is a popular board game for four or more players that many families choose for their family fun night. The concept focuses on...

In the game of Battleship, you attempt to find and destroy your opponent's ships before she finds yours. A typical playing grid has dimensions of 10 units by 10 units. Typically, players posses...

The highly successful Battleship board game from Milton Bradley has an electronic version that uses simple programming and sound effects to more accurately depict the sense of modern naval...

You can easily make your own old-fashioned board game. Many popular board games are based on very old traditional games, and so the rules, board design and everything you need to play are are in...

When kids are bored, getting them involved in a craft project can lift their spirits. What better way to get kids working on a craft project that will keep them entertained for hours after the...

Players of the Game of Life move through the game by spinning a numbered wheel. Landing on certain game squares determines life choices, such as going to college, getting married, and having children.

Clue Junior is a mystery game designed for two to four players ages five to seven. According to Hasbro, "You're in a great big mansion, where there are kids playing with pets in the rooms. But...

Cartoon games should resemble the cartoons themselves. They should be bright, colorful, humorous and entertaining. These games can be used for family bonding, friendly game nights or as nostalgia...

Chinese checkers is based on the American-created game Halma. Chinese checkers is played on a six-point star board and can have two to six players. The first game of Chinese checkers published in...

Many people love buzzer games like Jeopardy on TV. Did you know that creating a simple buzzer-based quiz game for your PC using Java is fairly simple, provided that you use NetBeans and the...

Axis and Allies is a classic board game from Milton Bradley, using basic strategy rules to re-enact the global conflict of World War II. Players take control of one of the five major powers during...

If you have followed along and progressed through the first four parts of this series, you should have developed a basic understanding of the tactics, strategies and planning required for each...

Families come in all sizes and types, all ages and interests. And with life so busy, making time to be together sometimes falls through the cracks. Even if you don't have multiple children, have...

The game of Life is a board game created by Milton Bradley and has been a family favorite for over 40 years. It was originally created in 1860 when it was a checkered game. Since then it has...

It's all aboard in "Ticket to Ride Marklin," the strategy board game that encourages players to balance track building with serving their train passengers. Players take on the role of a railroad...

Wits and Wagers is a fun party game. It's lighthearted enough to be inviting to a broad range of players, but with enough strategic elements to engage players with a competitive streak. This...

Stop spending money on expensive board games. Now you can make your own using materials you have around the house. It's fun. It's easy. Get the whole family involved.